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Well the good news is we are still getting quality players that will more than likely stay more than a year or two. We are 4 years removed from getting gutted by having 7 players drafted in the first 2 rounds of the MLS draft (absolutely incredible)…..we also lost Mattocks, Trapp and Yedlin early. Our style of play and great coaching still remain.

http://www.arrowheadpride.com/2015/8/12/9143749/chiefs-preseason-get-ready-to-hear-more-about-justin-march

I like this years team. I predict a deep run in to the NCAA.

This situation we are in is exactly why too much transparency and leaks are not good. I have said this before and I will say it again….in situations like we are in right now leadership has to keep things under wraps until they are ready to explain the who, what, when, why and how a change is being made. I have been in leadership positions with companies primed for acquisition and/or restructuring. When rumors fly and information gets out…..it can become a mess. You know what, in most cases the rumors and information that get out are generally always negative…..it is human nature. People get distracted, start updating resumes, morale goes down and all the work that has been done to make you a prime candidate for acquisition goes down the tubes. I am not saying challenging authority is bad and leadership should not be held accountable but going to the media and spreading rumors without actual FACTS is devastating. Our hiring and GREAT athletic director has never been so important to UA-OPU and the top candidates are withdrawing. NOT GOOD!!

Looking back through Larry Williams bio - looks like he was recruited and played for our very own Gerry Faust. C'mon Gerry……get him in here….lets get some positive things going here.

I wish it simply came down to it being our choice. Hopefully he will choose us.

If I were in his position……I would want to keep my mother-in-law away from any influential people A hut in Alaska would be good for mine.

Wow! He would seem to be a great hire considering the state we are in.

Ms. Liska, the University of Akron has only 14 percent of the students graduate in four years. • Only 38 percent graduate in six years. Hmm, I think it is time to take a different approach With regards to the "outsourcing" aspect of bringing in Trust Navigator, I think this seems to be a prudent move and a likely trend. We have already seen this with the outsourcing of the food services. Akron runs its own dining services and has done since the university was founded in 1870. Per the report, Akron food services employs some 80 full- and part-time food, catering and retail workers, not including students. Now, following a tightening budget, due in part to declining enrollment, the decision to outsource dining services has come to the forefront. Outsourcing is a common practice today. I work in technology, when businesses outsource their IT initiatives to us (because we are experts) they are allowed to focus their efforts on their core competencies. It provides tremendous cost saving since you are not having to employ and pay benefits to your own IT staff - and allows you to continue with growth and innovation.

What deserves emphasis amid all the criticism, and yes, many things could have been handled better, is that Scott Scarborough arrived a year ago with an item at the top of the agenda: Fix the university’s sorry finances. Put another way, he didn’t create the problem. Others did, most notably, the university trustees, inviting a whole other discussion about how these largely political appointments are made in Ohio. The new president deserves to be assessed on the way the budget process has been conducted. It has been more inclusive than many admit, with the participation of faculty leadership, including the union representing faculty members. Colleges have engaged in strategic planning, as part of setting priorities and a foundation upon which to build. What the University of Akron finally has is a clear and responsible framework for spending. That is a real accomplishment. For many, it may not seem so, but it offers a sustainable way to get better. Finally something positive

I am fine with the faculty speaking out but what they spoke about made no sense. Also, the cuts are not all on the academic side.

But it is the former administration that caused this holocaust!! If UA is going to get back on track….things need to change, cuts need to be made!! Balsy, you continuously criticize the cuts and changes SS is making. What would you suggest he do? The $60M deficit is not going away on its own! If the community wants to save EJ Thomas or the baseball team……..DO SOMETHING as Spin pointed out!! You support the teachers going to the media about cutting back the football program. Do you have any idea the damage they have done? In my opinion they made themselves look like fools and they sabotaged the efforts TB and staff are putting forth to build the program back up. It is going to be nearly impossible to recruit and I wouldn't be surprised if current players look to transfer. They took a stance….made a statement and provided nothing of substance to support their position and to anyone that did any digging on the subject - cutting back to D 1aa makes absolutely no sense. They did not do what teachers are supposed to do - RESEARCH!

Which administration are you referring to?

TB is the BOMB!! Dag Gummit Akron….get on board!! The cards have been dealt….the daggum stadium has been built…the campus is beautiful….the facilities are in place to get top recruits….the football team needs support to become an asset/beacon….something to rally around. It's time to pay the tab for everything that has been built and our football program's success or failure is going to dictate THE University of Akron's (Ohio Tech's) future. The investments will wind up being an avalanche that destroys or a snowball that grows in to something better than we have ever seen.

And you know all of this because of the depth chart surprises

Now talk about getting off topic. You guys are a riot…... Depth Chart is posted There are depth chart surprises (which turns in to) We are changing the offense (which turns in to) We are running the flex bone (which turns in to) The staff must be really high on Travon Chapman because they are designing an offense around him (which turns in to) Us having a great advantage going in to the season because there are no game films for anyone to studyAll from the depth chart being posted. Have fun studying the flex bone guys

What you site above DOES happen. The media does not make it a headline and cities are not destroyed in protest when it does happen. How often does an officer killed in the line of duty make headlines when killed by a criminal (white or black). NEVER!!! Why…..Because it does not serve the sympathetic liberal media.

And the same thing happens to white people….it just does not make the headlines and people do not destroy their own city protesting. BTW - the police officers (who are both white and african american I might add) have not had THEIR day in court yet. The only thing we know at this point is what the media is putting out.

No what it skip's comment speaks to is exactly what I said earlier. What has been "white-washed" in the media is that Freddie Gray was a perpetual criminal. The cops confronted him for a reason. What is "white washed" is that 90% of african american homicides were carried out by african americans (not the police).

I am not really that wrapped up because I take Cardale for what he is - an immature young athlete who will soon become a multimillionaire and now has a platform to tease the Zips and then speak about serious things as a teenager might do. Now that he has a BIG microphone and he wants to speak…..he is going to get challenged ;-) He needs to deal with it. I realize he is exaggerating but the point he appears to be trying to make is a bit hypocritical in my opinion. Even though I hate the Buckeyes, I actually liked him and rooted for him when he was simply a 3rd string quarterback. The world is right again and I now have a reason to hate the buckeyes even more.

Balsy, DIG we are talking about two separate things. 1- The issue I take exception to is his comment about the only one's dien are african americans. That is totally inaccurate and I find it disrespectful to other people (of all races) that die every day unjustly and/or for a good cause. SEPARATE TOPIC blacklivesmatter - I understand what it is all about, why it was started and I am not debating it. I think people generally get the respect they deserve or should I say EARN (any race). Are there still issues, yes. If you want to talk about what is going on in the streets today. I would like Cardale to explain the whole Freddy Gray debacle to me. Baltimore rioted and destroyed its own community over Freddie Gray. This was done before ANY of the facts of the arrest came out. Did any of these people give a damn about anyone's lives? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWJM2wZb1Ew The fact is Freddie Gray was a criminal…he sold drugs…..likely sold drugs to kids and teenagers. Did he care about the lives of the people assaulted and sold drugs to? March 20, 2015: Possession of a Controlled Dangerous SubstanceMarch 13, 2015: Malicious destruction of property, second-degree assaultJanuary 20, 2015: Fourth-degree burglary, trespassingJanuary 14, 2015: Possession of a controlled dangerous substance, possession of a controlled dangerous substance with intent to distributeDecember 31, 2014: Possession of narcotics with intent to distributeDecember 14, 2014: Possession of a controlled dangerous substanceAugust 31, 2014: Illegal gambling, trespassingJanuary 25, 2014: Possession of marijuanaSeptember 28, 2013: Distribution of narcotics, unlawful possession of a controlled dangerous substance, second-degree assault, second-degree escapeApril 13, 2012: Possession of a controlled dangerous substance with intent to distribute, unlawful possession of a controlled dangerous substance, violation of probationJuly 16, 2008: Possession of a controlled dangerous substance, possession with intent to distributeMarch 28, 2008: Unlawful possession of a controlled dangerous substanceMarch 14, 2008: Possession of a controlled dangerous substance with intent to manufacture and distributeFebruary 11, 2008: Unlawful possession of a controlled dangerous substance, possession of a controlled dangerous substanceAugust 29, 2007: Possession of a controlled dangerous substance with intent to distribute, violation of probationAugust 28, 2007: Possession of marijuanaAugust 23, 2007: False statement to a peace officer, unlawful possession of a controlled dangerous substanceJuly 16, 2007: Possession of a controlled dangerous substance with intent to distribute, unlawful possession of a controlled dangerous substance (2 counts)

Cardale Jones @CJ12_#AllLivesMatter why is it that the only ones getting beaten, killed when unarmed, & mysteriously dien in custody are African American Cardale has his opinion and his right to freedom of speech BUT this comment I find offensive and ridiculous African American's are NOT the only one's getting "beaten, killed and mysteriously dien" There are plenty of people of all races dying, to include police officers and soldiers who are trying to protect us - unfortunately all of there stories don't make headlines. OH, and regarding the "African American's dien" 90 percent of African American homicides are committed by African Americans. https://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/crime-in-the-u.s/2013/crime-in-the-u.s.-2013/offenses-known-to-law-enforcement/expanded-homicide/expanded_homicide_data_table_6_murder_race_and_sex_of_vicitm_by_race_and_sex_of_offender_2013.xls

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